APPROPRIATE

About the show

The ghost of a dead father and the brutal history of slavery haunt the ramshackle former plantation house of a dysfunctional American family in the UK premiere of Branden Jacob-Jenkins' Appropriate at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Ola Ince. It’s part gothic story, part family drama and part history play. We learn much about the central trio of Lafayette siblings (Frank, Toni and Bo) as they meet to prepare to sell the Arkansas estate: the past looms large over the action as resentments surface and terrible secrets emerge. Set in the southern U.S. as the Lafayette family grapples with the death of their patriarch, the play examines legacy and moving on.